'This is not about preventing the Scottish Parliament from legislating on devolved matters' Scottish Secretary Alister Jack explains to MPs why the UK government vetoed the Scottish gender bill and welcomes bringing back an amended bill
Opponents of the reforms are concerned about their potential impact on legal protections for women
The Gender Recognition Reform Bill was passed by 86 votes to 39 in the Scottish Parliament last month, and is intended to streamline the process in Scotland for changing legal gender. The bill would lower the age that people can apply for a gender recognition certificate - a legal document confirming a gender change - from 18 to 16.
Trans campaigners welcomed the reforms, but critics of the plans are worried that allowing anyone to"self-identify" as a woman could impact on women's rights and access to single-sex spaces like refuges and changing rooms.
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